Sailing The Seas

  • Warm-up
  • U4 to U6
  • 4–16 players
  • Ball Mastery
  • Dribbling
Sailing The Seas

Setup

You will require: 1 ball each / 16 cones, Create an area approx 25x20 yards or large enough to fit your group, each player has a ball, players are referred to as ships

How it works

The players (boats) start sailing around the ocean and change their speed based on the weather, the coach calls a type of weather and the boats perform an action, examples include high winds = go fast!/ No wind = go very slow/ Hurricane = dribble in a circle/ Wave = penguin touches, Game begins when coach calls to 'Set Sail'

Coaching points

  • Change direction
  • Change speed
  • Head up dribble
  • Small touches
  • Use both feet
  • Scan
  • Acceleration

Progressions

progression: Introduce more advanced actions such as Heavy rain = Kick Ups regression: Focus on easier actions

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